Picked up another garage sale special. Granted, it's a "Jenny Jump-up" and not the more traditional and more appropriated "Johnny Jump-up," but I think it's healthy for the little guy. Apparently I'm still

We recently returned from our first major road trip with Porter. The car top carrier worked great and we had plenty of room in the trusty Subaru. Brittany kept me from running off the road and we made it all the way to Yachats, Oregon for a beautiful wedding. Can't help but look back at our own wedding and think of all the hard work that Brittany and friends and family put into our wedding and the receptions. I hope they know how grateful that I am and how awesome that it was. Who else had a bounce house at their reception? I wouldn't have it any other way, the last four years have been the best of my life.

Well, we've made it to six months. As you can see by the photo, we've started Porter on solid food. So far he has had rice cereal, yams, wooden number 6s and peaches. I may have jumped the gun on the peaches (I have learned that the citric acid might be a little tough on the tummy at this age). He seems to like everything so far, but I think yams just edges out wood.

Porter is increasingly mobile. He doesn't quite crawl, but he is getting super close. He'll get up on his hands and knees-then fall over. He does manage to get all around the room via the face plow and rolling over. He even managed to roll off the couch once (just once). He's going to be a serious handful once he figures out the crawling thing. It's a good thing for him he's so darn cute.

Loving the summer grass.

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I am cheap. I openly acknowledge this fact. This doesn't mean I am a smart consumer, just that I am cheap. I love getting a deal. We recently picked up this exersaucer at a garage sale. Porter loves it. You may notice that it has a few modifications. Some of the toys were missing (they are all detachable) when we bought it and while you can purchase replacement toys from the manufacturer, it's ridiculously expensive and would make this a good deal no longer. Besides, Porter loves the spatula, Dr. Pepper bottle and the flavored water bottle at least as much as the rest of the toys. In fact, I even removed one of the original toys that made some annoying noises(what he doesn't know won't hurt him).

Porter Laughing

4 months and counting! Just when you thought he couldn't get any cuter...

This weekend we are headed up to Stanley, the Alps of the great North West. Some friends of friends told us when they went camping with their baby for the first time they gave up halfway through the night, gathered up their belongings and tossed them into the dumpster on their way out of town. We chickened out and got a hotel room. Hopefully we won't keep the other guests up too much. We do plan on doing some hiking, maybe some boating, and meeting up with some friends at their campground for the obligatory s'mores. I Can't wait! I might break into the s'more mixings early.

I went for my annual wellness exam a couple of weeks ago and my Dr. was nice enough to point out that I'd put on a few pounds. He generously pointed out that a new baby (in our case, the ever cuter Porter), tends to lead to gaining a few pounds. However,  that only works so far for the father. I knew the time would come when my metabolism would slow down and I wouldn't be able to eat a whole box of Lucky Charms in one sitting with no ill effects, but it still sucks.  Couple that with a baby at home to help take care of, and I've got all kinds of reasons why my summer clothes seem to have shrunk over the winter.

Not to worry. I've come up with a plan and some goals, I even weighed in today so I can keep track of my progress. I'm signing up for a 20 mile trail run in the beautiful mountains of McCall on July 13th (http://mccalltrailrunningclassic.blogspot.com). It seems a little daunting, but I took Porter on 3 mile run on around the neighborhood today, how much harder could the race be? I am also experimenting with the 100 Push ups in 6 weeks program (http://www.hundredpushups.com), so if we bump into each other and you notice a pronounced swelling in my chest and/or arms, please don't be alarmed, I'm not suffering from a peanut allergy or anything.